Global Travel Experience Manager

The role

You will lead the strategy for a global travel programme to ensure safe, seamless, and cost-effective travel. You will manage travel policies, technology, supplier partnerships, and traveller safety across a fast-growing global business.

What you will do

• Set the strategy and standards for a global travel programme
• Improve travel policies and processes
• Use data to guide decisions and bring new technology into travel
• Provide timely and thoughtful support to employees during travel
• Partner with Executive Assistants to deliver executive travel
• Work with Security and International SOS to provide traveller support and incident responses
• Find accommodation and transport solutions in new and emerging markets
• Manage the travel budget and key supplier partnerships
• Negotiate agreements with suppliers
• Shape the travel technology roadmap using automation and AI

Required qualifications

• Lead global corporate travel programmes in multinational organisations
• Manage travel partners and platforms including TMCs such as Amex GBT and digital booking tools
• Negotiate strategic supplier agreements across airlines, hotels, serviced apartments, travel insurance and ground transport
• Manage substantial travel budgets and governance
• Protect travellers and respond to disruption working with Security teams and risk providers
• Find practical travel and accommodation solutions across diverse locations including emerging markets and remote operational environments
• Use travel data and technology to improve performance

Nice to have

• Experience in infrastructure, construction, engineering, technology or other project-based environments

About the company

AirTrunk is a hyperscale data centre company that operates a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region.